1. take action: to do something to
stop a bad situation from happening or continuing - use this to talk about
people who have a clear plan for dealing with a problem
例：
Unless governments take action, the Earth's
atmosphere will continue to heat up. （除非世界各國(guó)政府都采取措施，否則大氣變暖的趨勢(shì)將無(wú)法遏制。）
take action against
The school will take strong action against
any students using illegal drugs. （對(duì)于嗑藥的學(xué)生，學(xué)校將嚴(yán)懲不貸。）
take action to do something
The government must take action (= do
something) now to stop the rise in violent crime. （政府一定要立即采取措施減少犯罪。）
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2. act: to use your power or
authority to deal with an urgent problem
例：
We must act before the situation gets out
of control. （我們得在情況失控前采取行動(dòng)。）
Despite the crisis, the Commission seems
unwilling to act. （委員會(huì)好像不愿意采取措施解決危機(jī)。）
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3. do something: to do something to
deal with a problem, especially one that is urgent
備注：
①In?everyday?English,?people?often?use?expressions?like?''do?the?right?thing''?or?''do?a?brave?thing''?
rather?than?use?''act''?with?an?adverb?such?as?''correctly''?or?''bravely''.?
（日?？谡Z(yǔ)中，?''do?the?right?thing''或''do?a?brave?thing''比''act correctly''或''act bravely''更常用。）
例：
They?acted?correctly?in?telling?her.?→They?did?the?right?thing?in?telling?her.
（他們把事情告訴她，是對(duì)的。）?
②When?''act''?is?used?alone?to?mean?''take?action'',?in?everyday?English?people?usually?just?say?
''do?something''?
（日?？谡Z(yǔ)中，''do?something''比''take?action''或''act''更常用。）
例：
Quick, do something - there's water all
over the kitchen floor. （趕緊處理一下，廚房水漫金山了。）
We need to do something before everyone
gets fed up and quits. （在大家都厭煩到辭職之前我們得采取點(diǎn)措施。）
do something about
When are you going to do something about
this broken window? （你打算什么時(shí)候來(lái)整整這個(gè)破窗戶？）
Teenagers were dropping out of school in
huge numbers, until a group of parents and teachers decided to do something
about it. （很多青少年退學(xué)了，為此家長(zhǎng)和老師決定采取措施努力避免這一狀況。）
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4. take steps/take measures: if a
government or someone in a position of power takes steps or measures, they do
what is necessary to improve a situation or to deal with a problem
例：
The governor has not yet decided what measures
should be taken. （州長(zhǎng)還沒(méi)決定要采取什么措施。）
take steps/take measures to do something
All departments must take measures now to
reduce costs. （所有部門(mén)都要采取措施降低成本。）
We apologize for the error and have taken
steps to see that it does not happen again. （由于我們的失誤給您造成的困擾，我們感到非常抱歉，我們已經(jīng)采取措施防止問(wèn)題再度出現(xiàn)。）
take drastic measures
Drastic measures will be taken against
those who engage in terrorism. （對(duì)恐怖分子，我們會(huì)采取極端行動(dòng)。）
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5. move: if a person or organization
moves to do something, they start to take action, especially in order to deal
quickly with an urgent matter
例：
If anyone wants to put in a bid on the
property they'll have to move quickly. （想中標(biāo)的人要抓緊時(shí)間盡快下手了。）
The governor has yet to move on any of the
recommendations in the report. （州長(zhǎng)還沒(méi)有就報(bào)告上的建議采取行動(dòng)。）
move to do something
Airport authorities are moving fast to
improve security following a series of bomb threats. （收到一系列炸彈威脅，機(jī)場(chǎng)方面很快做出回應(yīng)，加強(qiáng)安保。）
In the past year the leadership has moved
to strengthen their control over the party. （去年，該黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層已經(jīng)采取措施加強(qiáng)對(duì)黨務(wù)的掌控。）
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